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Another novelty way to unlock the iPhone is now available for free. It's a good thing, because in the process of installing this jailbreak tweak your lock screen will actually lose functionality. SlideUP2Unlock actually replaces the camera grabber with a padlock icon, making it possible to unlock the iOS device by swiping up instead of left to right.

This is great if accessing the Camera app from the lock screen is something you won't miss. Essentially, the upward swipe that normally opens the Camera app will now unlock the device instead. But don't worry, the standard swipe to unlock option remains accessible, even though iOS can be unlocked with an upward swipe as well.

Rumors of facial recognition technology coming to the iPhone have been swirling around for years. Apple purchased Polar Rose almost four years ago, and patents filed even before the acquisition point towards development work in this vein. For those who are looking to add this biometric security feature to their iOS devices now, the jailbreak tweak Appellancy fits the bill.

Once installed, Appellancy adds an app to the home screen. Here the user can capture multiple images to be used in the facial recognition process that unlocks the device. A higher number of photos will improve security, but this can also slow down recognition. More than one face can be stored, allowing multiple people to unlock the iPhone with their visage.

Slide to unlock remains one of the most recognizable features of the iPhone. After years of owning an iOS device, accessing the home screen means a lot of swiping from left to right. Over and over again the same gesture. TapToUnlock7 brings a simpler unlock method to jailbroken iOS 7 devices.

Once installed, the lock screen slider will be completely replaced with a static button that says tap to unlock. By default, touching this button once will unlock the device, or prompt for a passcode if security is enabled. While the button itself must be tapped to unlock, there are options to change this behavior as well as the appearance of the tweak.

Looking for a new and questionable way to unlock your iOS device? UnShaker7 enters the fray of tweaks designed to unlock the iPhone using unconventional methods. Unfortunately, combining the words unlock and shaker to form UnShaker might be the most creative thing about this tweak.

The basic premise is that shaking the iPhone while the lock screen is displayed will unlock iOS 7. First and foremost this functionality can be enabled free of charge by configuring Activator. Settings -> Activator -> At Lock Screen -> Shake Device -> Unlock Device should do the trick. So what special features does UnShaker7 bring to the table for $0.99?

Practically everyone with an iPhone or iPad knows how to set an alarm to get themselves out of bed in the morning. But how many of these iOS users know that a music sleep timer is also available? Setting the iPhone to automatically stop playing music after a set time interval can help one fall asleep without draining the battery into the night.

While the music sleep timer works with the built-in Music app and some others such as Pandora, the feature is hidden in the Clock. To set up your music to fade out quickly and stop playing when the timer ends, first open the Clock app and navigate to Timer.